ELGIN – State Senator Cristina Castro (D-Elgin), State Representative Anna Moeller (D-Elgin) and Elgin Mayor David Kaptain will be joining together to hold a town hall meeting on November 2nd. They will be coming together to discuss news from Springfield and have an open dialogue with community members to find out their thoughts on what is happening in our community.

The meeting is being held to give residents the chance to ask Senator Castro, Representative Moeller and Mayor Kaptain questions and to discuss important issues surrounding their communities and state.

Senator Castro believes that town halls are important in order to receive feedback from local residents.

The 22nd District consists of all or part of 10 different communities, located within Cook County and Kane County. On this page, you will find links to the web sites of local governments and community organizations. If you find any problems with these links or you know of additional web sites that should be included, please do not hesitate to contact my office.

State Senator Cristina Castro is a second-generation Mexican-American and lifelong district resident who has long been committed to her community and to public service.

Castro’s involvement in the community started at a young age when, during high school, she participated in various student groups, volunteered at school functions and helped coordinate and plan various activities both at school and in the Elgin community. It was through this volunteering that she discovered her deep passion for helping others and working with the community.

After high school, Castro received an associate degree from Elgin Community College, then furthered went on to receive a Bachelor of Science, the first of her family, and a Master of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University.

While active in her community throughout all her life, her public service career grew in 2008 when she was elected to the Kane County Board. Since first elected, she served on nine different committees including Judicial & Public Safety (chairwoman), Energy and Environment, Human Services (chairwoman), County Executive, and Finance & Budget committees as well as the Kane County Forest Preserve District’s Executive and Land Acquisition committees. In addition to the Kane County Board, she served on the board of directors for the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Black History Family Festival and Centro de Información.

Castro has a marketing and communications management background and has held positions in both the public and private sector. In 2015, she decided to run for the Illinois State Senate with the intention of using her professional background, life experiences and compassion to represent the interests and concerns of the people of the 22nd District. She’ll stand up for working families and will reach across the aisle on the issues that matter most to the people in her district and intends to work in a bipartisan fashion to help solve problems and to move the state of Illinois in the right direction.

Senator Cristina Castro and her husband, Joe McKeown, reside on the east side of Elgin with their three dogs.